82. The 1977 NOAA Complete Underwater Diving Manual plus Wet Note’s news and information update



Will DEMA Show open to consumers? Find out more.

Green Fins is offering an environmental e-course for dive professionals.

NOAA finds the wreck of a whaling ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge go diving in Belize.

Great news for humpback whales. Global population is now tops 80,000.


The first edition of the NOAA Complete Underwater Diving Manual was released in 1977. It was developed to provide NOAA divers with the necessary fundamentals for safe and efficient diving. The manual has seventeen sections along with four appendices. Learn more about some of the interesting aspects of the manual now in its sixth edition.